Literary Devices
Descriptive language that creates sensory impressions (5 senses)
What is imagery?
The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic
What is bias?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
What is an antonym?
The reason why an author writes a particular piece
What is author's purpose?
The main idea of an entire work; the statement that reveals what the article/essay is about
What is the thesis?
A topic of discussion or work; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work
What is theme?
The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, or the work itself
What is tone?
To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of a text
What is a interpret?
The purpose of textbooks is generally to ___________ students about various subjects
What is teach?
The author's central thought about a topic; the topic sentence of a paragraph
What is the main idea?
A story that is told from the perspective of only one character within the story--uses pronouns like he or she
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
What is connotation?
Drawing a specific conclusion based on what a specific part of the text says or implies
What is inference?
Articles with clear opinions, like editorials, are often mean to ___________ readers
What is persuade?
Statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic, theme, or main idea
What are supporting details?
An indirect reference to some piece of knowledge not actually mentioned
What is an allusion?
Fully expressed or demonstrated; not vague or implied
What is explicit?
Drawing a broad conclusion about a topic from a part of a text or a whole text
What is a generalization?
Short stories, novels, and plays are often written to ______________ readers
What is entertain?
Words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help readers determine the meaning of unfamiliar/unknown words
What are context clues?
The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue and setting
What is mood?
A variety of language that is different from the standard in terms of pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
What is dialect?
Groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
What is a prefix?
Pamphlets and instructions are often meant to __________ readers
What is inform?
The author's method of structuring a text (i.e. sequence, cause-effect, question-answer, flashbacks, etc.)
What is text organization or text structure?